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Schools of
thought
Ethical Relativism
Ethical Relativism
Ethical Relativism
Situation Ethics
Situation Ethics
Legalistic
approach prescribes
certain general moral
prescriptions, laws, or norms by
which to judge, determine, and
settle the rightness and
wrongness of human judgments
or decisions. (Normative)
Situation Ethics
Antinomian
Situation Ethics
Situationism
Contextualism
Situation Ethics
Erotic and filial love are ambivalent and both can deflect
to the other. Both are biased and partial; they have
preferences and inclinations. They are usually motivated
by selfish interests and ulterior motives.
Situation Ethics
Situation Ethics
Situation Ethics
Situation Ethics
In
Situation Ethics
Pragmatism
William
it
Pragmatism
Pragmatism
Being practical, it is one that we can practice, and it produces practical results
Being workable, it is one that we can put to work, it can be worked out, and it works
Pragmatism
If
Forms of Pragmatism
Forms of Pragmatism
Forms of Pragmatism
Forms of Pragmatism
Pragmatism
the medical context truth
happens to ideas and is not a
quality or property of ideas.
Truth is made true by events
or happenings.
In
Pragmatism
the pragmatist is
accused of being too
materialistic because of a
pragmatic claim that truth is
the cash value of an idea. The
pragmatist is also accused of
being too individualistic.
Difficulties
Analize
What is good?
3 Natural inclinations:
Self-preservation
This
Conditions to be met:
The action itself must be good in
itself or at least morally
indifferent.
The
Proportionality:
Another objection is that conscience is nothing but a byproduct of ones upbringing and development, so that it
differs from one individual to another. (virtually an ethical
relativism in disguise)
Rosss Ethics
Rosss Ethics
Rosss Ethics
Rosss Ethics
Rightness acts
Rosss Ethics
Rosss Ethics
Rosss Ethics
Rosss Ethics
Fidelity
Reparation
Gratitude
Justice
Beneficence
Self-improvement
Nonmaleficence
Rosss Ethics
Rosss Ethics
Difficulties
Theory of justice
Principles of justice
Fidelity
Beneficence
Natural duties:
Allocation of resources
Order of priority
Difficulties